US STOCKS SNAPSHOT -

Wall St ends lower after Fed minutes

May 22, 2013|Reuters

NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesdayafter minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meetingshowed some officials were open to tapering large-scale assetpurchases as early as at the June meeting.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrialaverage was down 81.18 points, or 0.53 percent, at15,306.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 13.86points, or 0.83 percent, at 1,655.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 38.82 points, or 1.11 percent, at 3,463.30.